By ZACHERY KOUWE and PETER LAURIA

The Dolan family's pursuit of Cablevision remained up in the air last night as some big shareholders, which previously were against the $22 billion takeover indicated they may vote in favor...more >

AP, Bloomberg, Reuters, N.Y. Post

Amazon earns

Amazon.com said quarterly profit quadru pled and raised its fore casts for the year. Third- quarter net income climbed to $80...more >

By RODDY BOYD

A key Cantor Fitzgerald executive has departed as the firm copes with sharp losses from this summer's crash of the mortgage- and asset-backed securities markets. Irving Goldman, a Cantor...more >

Bloomberg

JetBlue Airways posted a third-quarter profit that almost doubled analysts' estimates as the discount carrier sold more seats per flight at higher fares. The shares gained the most since August...more >

By PAUL THARP

Santa is going on the cheap this year as consumers show new signs of skipping luxury products in their shopping plans. Stocks of most high-end manufacturers and purveyors - from Polo Ralph...more >

COUNTRYWIDE LOWERS RATES ON $16B IN LOANS

By PAUL THARP

Flamboyant mortgage mogul Angleo Mozilo built his empire on public relations skills - and hopes it will rescue him now from the worst crisis of his career. Mozilo, 68, whose Countrywide...more >

By JANET WHITMAN

Money manager Hassan Elmasry must be down in the pits after dumping his New York Times shares. Yesterday - about a week after Elmasry sold his firm's 7.2 percent stake at a roughly 10-year...more >

Bloomberg

Morgan Stanley, the world's second-biggest securities firm, agreed to pay $16 million to settle claims it discriminated against black and Latino financial advisers in its global wealth...more >

By RODDY BOYD

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys for one of the men involved in the notorious $450 million Bayou hedge fund swindle are locked in a bitter pre-sentencing battle of claims and motions...more >

Bloomberg

Nike Inc., the world's biggest maker of athletic shoes, will pay 285 million pounds ($580 million) for Umbro Plc, the maker of England's national soccer jerseys. The acquisition...more >

By ZACHERY KOUWE

The Blackstone Group and others are pressuring lawmakers to double the five-year grace period on the proposed tax increases for publicly traded hedge funds and private-equity firms. A draft of...more >